Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 1,089,000
1990: 1,324,749
2000: 1,592,383
Percent change, 1990–2000: 20.2%
U.S. rank in 1980: 34th (MSA)
U.S. rank in 1990: 30th (MSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 29th (MSA)
City Residents
1980: 785,940
1990: 976,514
2000: 1,144,646
2003 estimate: 1,214,725
Percent change, 1990–2000: 17.2%
U.S. rank in 1980: 11th
U.S. rank in 1990: 10th (State rank: 3rd)
U.S. rank in 2000: 13th (State rank: 3rd)
Density: 2,808.5 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 774,708
Black or African American: 78,120
American Indian and Alaska Native: 9,584
Asian: 17,934
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 1,067
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 671,394
Other: 263,233
Percent of residents born in state: 66.8% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Poplation under 5 years old: 92,446
Poplation 5 to 9 years old: 91,849
Poplation 10 to 14 years old: 89,113
Poplation 15 to 19 years old: 88,951
Poplation 20 to 24 years old: 87,684
Poplation 25 to 34 years old: 177,842
Poplation 35 to 44 years old: 174,810
Poplation 45 to 54 years old: 138,880
Poplation 55 to 59 years old: 46,898
Poplation 60 to 64 years old: 36,811
Poplation 65 to 74 years old: 64,108
Poplation 75 to 84 years old: 41,707
Population 85 years and older: 13,547
Median age: 31.7 years
Births (2002)
Total number: 23,169
Deaths (2002)
Total number: 9,386 (of which, 168 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $17,487
Median household income: $36,214
Total households: 405,887
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 46,058
$10,000 to $14,999: 28,462
$15,000 to $24,999: 61,545
$25,000 to $34,999: 59,989
$35,000 to $49,999: 69,799
$50,000 to $74,999: 72,213
$75,000 to $99,999: 32,724
$100,000 to $149,999: 23,245
$150,000 to $199,999: 5,942
$200,000 or more: 5,910
Percent of families below poverty level: 14.0% (23.1% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 76,777